Legal Opinion
Berrigan v. Sigler
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 1, 1974No. 73-1563PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTENSEN, Senior District Judge.
Despite a preliminary exploration of the problem to the contrary,1 it has now been determined that a constitutional balance was struck by the Board of Parole between its duties of supervision and the right of parolees to travel in denying leave for appellants to make a trip to North Vietnam under the circumstances, and we therefore affirm the summary judgment of the district court to this effect.2
Fathers Philip and Daniel Berrigan were convicted of felonies by reason of the illegal activation of their opposition to the Vietnam war.3 After serving a…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Morrissey v. BrewerSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- New York Times Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Kleindienst v. MandelSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Zemel v. RuskSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Ronald T. Phillips v. Bureau of PrisonsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1979
- Gregory Williams v. State of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
- Miller Brewing Company v. Jos. Schlitz Brewing Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
- James Sherley v. Kathleen SebeliusCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2012
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Pacific Press Publishing Ass'nDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1979
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